The Swan is the most painful novel Xu Xiaobin has ever written. But like her other books, it is filled with magical romanticism. Mei Jia finds out what inspires the first Lu Xun Literature Prize winner.
Albanian Capital Tirana is hosting Tirana 2013 Book Fair for five successive days. Some 94 publishing houses are displaying their publications.
The most complete collection of The Epic of King Gesar, generally considered the world's longest folk epic, will be published in 2019.
Established Chinese authors share their thoughts on how and what it takes to become a successful novelist. Fang Aiqing reports.
Here is a collection of ancient Chinese poems depicting the revival of life during spring, which may help usher in a season to remember.